California City anchors the southeastern corner of this survey, where residential street grids transition abruptly into the vast expanses of the Mojave Desert and Fremont Valley. To the west, the foothills of the Sierra Nevada rise sharply, marked by the geological features of Pine Tree Canyon and Barren Ridge. This landscape is defined by its critical infrastructure, specifically the path of the Los Angeles Aqueduct and the Second Los Angeles Aqueduct as they traverse the desert floor. The map documents the layout of the northern reaches of this planned community, including the California City Municipal Airport and a network of arterial roads like Midland Trl and California City Blvd that reveal the ambitious scale of the desert development.
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1915 · Searles Lake
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1915 · Mojave
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1943 · Cross Mountain
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Saltdale
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Castle Butte
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Mojave
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1947 · Castle Butte
USGS Topo · 1:50,000
1947 · Plano
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1947 · Mojave
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1947 · Desert Butte
USGS Topo · 1:24,000